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challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I have mixed feelings on this book. I liked the stories of the grandmothers and mothers much more than those of the children, which is really when the story becomes more intertwined. Its defo very ambitious, perhaps too much so. Just some aspects don’t really work. Also perplexed why this was even categorised as a sci fi book, let alone won awards for being a sci fi book, when the sci fi element is clumsily incorporated and almost tacked on towards the end. I would be interested in reading more books from this author, but perhaps would like a smaller scale story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Grief, Death, Classism, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, and Kidnapping
Minor: Vomit
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